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1605
 
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On the death of Akbar, his son Jahangir succeeds to the Mughal throne       
1613
 
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The British East India establishes a 'factory' (a secure warehouse for the storing of Indian goods) at Surat, on the west coast       
1615
 
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Sir Thomas Roe, the first British ambassador to India, arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir        
c. 1615
 
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The Mughal school of painting reaches a peak of perfection in the reign of Jahangir       
1632
 
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Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance      
1632
 
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Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal        
Taj Mahal
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1644
 
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The British East India Company completes the construction of Fort St George in Madras      
1646
 
    
A young Hindu prince, Shivaji, captures Bijapur in a campaign against Muslim rulers that will result in his establishing a Maratha empire       
1656
 
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After a six-month siege, the Dutch capture Colombo from the Portuguese in Sri Lanka       
1658
 
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For the final years of his life the emperor Shah Jahan is held a prisoner, by his son Aurangzeb, in Agra's Red Fort       
Agra, Red Fort
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